There are multiple definitions:
Social Support Rating Scale(English)
- defined as "assistance and protection given to others, especially to individuals", and contains 10 items, measuring three dimensions of social support: subjective support (4 items), objective support (3 items), and support-seeking behavior (3 items). Subjective support reflects the perceived interpersonal network that an individual can count on. Objective support reflects the degree of actual support an individual received in the past. Support-seeking behavior refers to the pattern of behavior that an individual utilizes when seeking social support
- Social aspects, Scoring systems/scales
- https://doi.org…471-2458-10-573
subjective shoulder rating system(English)